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MILAN EXCHANGEA. A. W'A PublifiU'i:Terms $1 00 jer iiuniini, In Advance.SATURDAY, 1ECI MBKtt 31, 1887.Two weeks ag' the National Revie.elitel ly John J. Littleton, a well,known leudine repiililicnii. uriuted ahitter letter from the eil'tor, in which(nie very strong language whs usedHiT'iinst J. II. Blinks ami other leadingNashville reiiiltlieans who hud opposed Littleton in his race lor mayor.The charges nguiust Banks were serious, and irouhlo was expected on Littleton's return to Nashville last Friday. On Saturday morning, whilewalking np High street from hishome, if the printel reports he corM. II Smii li. Vine IVcsMpiii "f theL'mi-uil if ;ioil Niihvil'e. rosul, it isiinderstniwl, hits declined the position jof First Vice President of the Baltimore Hnl Ohio road, which offeredhim 825,000 a vear. On the Louisville Hn 1 Nashville niad he got $21,000 per annum, and on receiving theofter from the Baltimore ami Ohio itis stated his salary on the Louisvilleand Nashville was advanced to thatfigure. Aside from his salary, Mr.Smith is very wealthy.1888.Harper's Magazine.ILLUSTRATED.IILUKDH AI!Y SC RO F L' LA .History rf a Very Remarkable Case.The following voluntary statement,attested bv well-known citizens ofArkansas, was recently received hyreel. Banks attemoted tu anssninate the S. S. S. Com puny, the writer re-Littleton hy shooting from a housetour charges from shot gnus into Littleton's hody, arms and legs. It seemsthis was done without warning, andLittleton, although armed, had nochance to defend himself. Afteremptying hoth his guns the secondinto the pr.istrnle form of the woundul man Banks ran through an alley,caught a huggy and drove rapidly tothe jail, where he gaVe himself up.While we do hy no means endorse theI'itter pevsonal method of Mr. Littleton's journalism, yet we cannot toostrongly condemn ihe cowardly attempt at his assassination. If Banksfelt aggrieved and no dotiht hedidhe ought to have taken a more manlymethod of oUaining satisfaction.Thirty-six huckshot and hullets entered his hody, arms and legs. Hopeswere entertained until Tuesday eveiiing that Mr. Littleton might recover, hut at that time inflammation setin and he rapidly sank until 2.30Wednesday morning, when hebreathed his last, lis wife, father,brothers, and sister, and severalfriends were with him until the end.He was about twenty-nine years ofage, and was one of the most aggressive members of his party.. His lastletter to his paper says: "I do not believe it possible to elect Hon. JamesG. Blaine president of the UuiledStates in 1888."t Gen. Alger, of Detroit, deser7es ahigher and more durable monumentthan any soldier of !he world. Hehas just clothed hundreds of newsboys in that, city and surprised onethousand destitute families with tcord of wood or a ton of coal, together with a barrel of flour. If otherrich men would follow his example,we would not hear so much of socialism and anarchy.. Rev. A. R. W infield, editor of theArkansas Methodist, died of pneumoniaat his home in Little Rock lastMonday, He was sick only two days,and was thought to lie improving until a short time before his death. Hewas well known here, he having lectured and preached to our people.President Cleveland and cabinetand many other distinguished peopleattended the,funeial of -Daniel Manning, ex-secretary of the treasury, inAlbany last Tuesday. Mr. Manningwas one of the atdest men of his generation in some respects, and his deathis a loss to the country.The Nashville American has settled"Annie's" case satisfactorily andsoothed the Edgefield wife's troubles,Now let us hope it wiil kiss its twohundred "literary" children, put themto bed, and give its readers somethingof interest.Memphian8 have agreed to runnon-partisan ticket for pofee and firecommissioners to govern that cityThe Avalanche wanted a straightdemocratic ticket, and runny peoplebelieve the Avalanche was right.Nashville had an unusual numberof niurdersCand fights during the h 1id iys. Business in the criminal o urtthere promises to be lively.Harper's Magazine in an organ of prnuretsl?e tuoiiKht and movement in evur department ol lite, i mitei otner attraction, itwill contain, during the on in in yrar. important nrtioles. uperuly illutrated,in thetireatW et : artieles nn American an t foreign industry! beautifully illuHtratnl papers onScotland, Norway, Swit.erluud. 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It will beobserved that several well-known physicians attest the truth of Mr. Crouch'sstatement. Mr. Crouch writes thatle is continuing the use of 8. 8. 8. inorder to eradicate the last, lingeringvestiges of the dreadful malady fromwhich he sutlered for so mauy years,and is doing so "by direction of one ofthe mos prominent physicians in thestite."Arkadelphia, Ark., Nov. 1. 1887.The Swih Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga:Gentlemen Few have experiencedso great an affliction as myself. Forhe l enefitof the nfllicted, I make.forpublication, a statement of the wonderful benefit which I experiencedfrom the use of your providentialremedy. I have suffered for sixteenyears from this affliction, of which also my father iu elder hi other diedHereditary scrofula attacked me firstat the age of twelve years, rapid jv increasing till it reached its severestform. During all this time I triedthe various remedies which I couldhear of, and consulted various physicians, with no ertect. 1 w ,.g pro-noil need incurable.After the use of the first bottle ofS. S. S , I experienced decided benefit. At times I had as many is halfa dozen of those terrible cancerous ulcers on different parts of my body,am the palate of my mouth was almost eateu away. I have used theS.S. S. with continuing benefit. I wasin an almost hopeless condition,and could not rise from mvbed without help. I now have onlyone of the sorej and a s'iffness in mvleft foot and leg, and can get aboutvery handily with the helpof a.crutch.I have full faith that it will, in a reaBonable 'ime, restore me to perfecthealth. I used yuur remedy by direction of one of the most prominentphysicians of. the state.Yours respectfully,T. R. Crouch.We, the undersigned, take pleasurein stating that we are personally acquainted with the above Thug. R.Crouch, and certify that his statements are true : Dr. H. 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